CFP: Comics Get Medieval (10/15/07; PCA/ACA, 3/19/08-3/22/08)

THE COMICS GET MEDIEVAL 2008CALL FOR PAPERS (San Francisco 19-22 March 2008)SPECIAL SESSION OF THE MEDIEVAL POPULAR CULTURE AREAPROPOSALS DUE TO ORGANIZER BY 15 Oct 2007

Now in its fifth year, proposals are being accepted for inclusion at "TheComics Get Medieval 2008," a panel and roundtable sponsored by the MedievalPopular Culture Area of the Popular Culture Association (PCA) for the 2008Joint Conference of the National Popular Culture and American CultureAssociations to be held from 19-22 March 2008 at the San Francisco Marriott,San Francisco, California, USA.

We welcome papers on the following topics for inclusion in a series ofpanels and/or roundtables. Completed papers should be delivered in 15-20minutes (depending on the number of presenters). All proposals will also beconsidered for inclusion in an essay collection to be edited by the panelorganizer. (Individuals only interested in submitting for the collectionshould also send proposals by 15 October 2007 and indicate their preferencein the email.)

***Any aspect of comics (comic strips, comics books, graphic novels, manga,panel cartoons, comics to film/film to comics, etc.) featuring medievalthemes either in stories set during the Middle Ages or in stories presentingsome element of the medieval in the post-medieval era

***Presentations by creators of medieval-themed comics

***Teaching the Middle Ages or Medieval Studies through the comics medium

By 15 October 2007, please submit full contact information (name, address,phone/cell, and email), titles, and abstracts of 300-500 words to panelorganizer, who will then forward them to area chair. Address all inquiriesand proposals to the organizer at the following address:

PLEASE NOTE: Membership in PCA is required for participation; details willbe sent from the area chair with letters of acceptance or visit theirwebsite at <http://www.popularculture.org>.

--Michael A. Torregrossa, M.A.Co-Founder, The Society for the Study of Popular Culture and the Middle Ageshttp://PopularCultureandtheMiddleAges.org ========================================================== From the Literary Calls for Papers Mailing List CFP_at_english.upenn.edu Full Information at http://cfp.english.upenn.edu or write Jennifer Higginbotham: higginbj_at_english.upenn.edu ==========================================================Received on Fri May 11 2007 - 18:57:14 EDT

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